ATROPHIED

atrophied, wasted, diminished

(adjective) (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use; “partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm”

ATROPHY

atrophy

(verb) undergo atrophy; “Muscles that are not used will atrophy”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

atrophied

simple past tense and past participle of atrophy

Adjective

atrophied (comparative more atrophied, superlative most atrophied)

Characterized by atrophy.

Anagrams

• Aphrodite, AphroditĂ©, aphrodite

Source: Wiktionary


At"ro*phied, p. a.

Definition: Affected with atrophy, as a tissue or organ; arrested in development at a very early stage; rudimentary.

ATROPHY

At"ro*phy, n. Etym: [L. atrophia, Gr. atrophie.]

Definition: A wasting away from want of nourishment; diminution in bulk or slow emaciation of the body or of any part. Milton.

At"ro*phy, v. t. [p. p. Atrophied.]

Definition: To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.

At"ro*phy, v. i.

Definition: To waste away; to dwindle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 January 2025

OBSERVE

(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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